Yep. By default, Oracle now creates an ORACLE_BASE/diag directory, which contains two subdirs (for me anyway), rdbms and tnslsnr. Below each is a set of subdirs that will eventually lead you to the logs that you're used to. Don. On 10/15/07, orcl <orcl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Just when you were sure some things WOULDNT change.... > > In case anuone missed the "new features demonstration" > > looks like we are forced to use > "diagnostic_dest='/somewhere/over/the/rainbow" > > This looks like just the start... Im plugging away here... > > Bob -- Don Seiler oracle: http://ora.seiler.us ultimate: http://www.mufc.us -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l